Stephen Menary was blinded whilst an Army cadet in an IRA bombing.
In 2002, he was invited to meet the Queen and Prince Philip. The Queen asked him how much sight he had left and Prince Philip interrupted with "Not a lot, judging by the tie he’s wearing."
It seems that, once more, everyone is disgusted at his behaviour and having a dig. I thought it very funny and I don't see what all the fuss is about.
Its a crying shame we no longer have spitting image
I was lucky enough to to be on set when they incorporated the queen mum
Last edited by philsmove; 6th-February-2010 at 01:52 AM.
Reminds of when I went to see Stevie Wonder earlier this year and he wore the most diabolical shirt and I said to my friend only a blind man could wear that shirt, and thought that all his crew were saying yeah Stevie you look great but thinking OMG
They did, he wasn't offended. It's just that the press like to have a go at famous people.
Today they're having a go at him because at the Royal Variety Performance, he met Australian Comedian Adam Hills, and suggested that he could smuggle a bottle of Gin out of the country in his prosthetic foot.
When Adam Hills was asked to comment, he said it was "Brilliant".
I'm reminded of a guy who worked for me many years ago. He'd been blinded in the RAF. After a few years his sight returned a bit and I took him on as a packer.
He told me that attractive women went for men with white sticks. When I asked him how he knew, he said his RAF mates told him that the girls were stunning. This guy was particularly unattractive as he had huge boils on his face and neck - my guess was that these 'girls' weren't actually free of charge and were funded by generous friends of a wounded soldier
You can have no character, or you can make light and make jokes... All jokes can be taken two ways..
I think, good on you Prince Phillip...
At least you try to add humour, and put people at ease.
It is the press trying to get headlines...
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